stubbsy05
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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After a new broadband deal.
Light download use and would be a bonus if it is quick with online gaming for my xbox.
My parents have BT that seems good. Not heard great stuff about Tiscali.
thanks
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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Pipex are pretty good from ym experience, the Vodafone (BT wholesale) package is pretty good too
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Pipex.
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Dan Lewis
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Leicestershire
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ntl cable (Y)
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Paul
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Registered: 16th Apr 02
Location: Oop north.
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http://www.zen.co.uk
Can't beat them...
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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Pipex are pretty good.
I use Nildram,
UK Online have some good deals now, as do plusnet.
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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I use Nildram and have been singing their praises for years, but im reluctant to recommend them now theyve joined forces with tiscali just in case anything changes  Zen are widely acknowledged as the best if you dont mind paying for it, pipex are also supposed to be good. Try www.adslguide.org and compare the ISPs side by side
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Munchie
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Registered: 17th Jul 01
Location: I swap goats for mobile phones
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UKONLINE! CAN GET YOU 1 MONTH FREE AS WELL
whoops-caps
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Deadude
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
Location: Spondon, Derby
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depends where you live how far from exchange etc ntl cable ftw though 
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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What are uk online like with the speeds and traffic shaping?
The 20 quid deal looks good but thats exactly what i'm paying virgin and its a joke, i'd rather pay the extra few quid and get decent speeds.
Anyone any actual experience?
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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i dont think theres any traffic shapping as such, ill ask one of there guys seeing as i sit the other side of the office to them 
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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cheers
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liveseytowers
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Registered: 18th Apr 05
Location: Blackburn
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I'm with Tiscali and i can't say a bad thing about the actualy service. Plus they have bought out Pipex as well. I pay £20 a month and get steady downloads speeds of 520KBS plus I get the Tiscali TV included in that which is freeview plus some sky channels and loads of on demand stuff. Line rentals included.
Customer service isn't the best but i'm hoping that now its installed and set up I don't need to ring them again.
Way better that BT anyway.
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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Having said that im reluctant to recommend Nildram just because they are now owned by Tiscali, ive not had any problems with them since the change. For £20 a month you got 10GB allowance plus 100% unlimited offpeak allowance which means you can download as much as you like between midnight and 8am, with no trafic shaping or anything. I regularly get 750-800kB/s on torrents and rapidshare, so if you wanted, you could theoretically download about 20GB every night without it affecting your 10GB a month allowance. Its a pretty good deal 
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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Zen, abit more expensive but they're fucking good 
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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Their download limit applies 24/7 though  But yes, they are good.
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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I'm with ADSL24. Brilliant for gamers..... my ping is always under 15ms on most UK servers.
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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quote:
Originally posted by John
cheers
They said theres no traffic shapping that there aware of
Allthough they said the usual applies, if your hitting 10gb odd a day there might be a letter in the post to you saying please dont
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Plus.net are currently in my bad books as I've gone over 4gb and I'm currently at 128kbps, and they won't regrade the package until billing date - 20th.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I'm with BT, can't really fault them. Expensive but work will be paying mine
We use Zen at work and don't seem to have any issues. I've had to call them a few times for customers and there customer service is really good. Zen are not the cheapest either tbh.
Had an instance like Ian too where the would not upgrade a customers package until the billing date. Pain in the arse but not to much an issue as we deal with companies.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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i'm liking the sound of ukonline.
Just need to get my MAC from virgin without them trying to charge me an early termination fee.
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Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
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Ive been with UKOnline for a few years now and more than happy with them, speeds are always good and dont think Ive had a dropped connection with them since Ive been with them...more than I can say for when I was with AOL (parents) and BT, where it happened everyday atleast 10 times
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